Make and receive phone calls in FaceTime on Mac

When you want to make or receive a phone call, you don’t have to reach for your iPhone — you can use your Mac. When someone calls you, a notification appears on your Mac and you can take the call — and even use Real-Time Text (RTT) for your phone calls if your carrier supports it.

Note: Phone calls you make and receive on your Mac use mobile network minutes — mobile network charges may apply.

Mail: Place the pointer over a phone number in an email, click the pop-up menu , then choose how you want to make the call.

Maps: Click a place of interest, click the Info button , then click Call.

Spotlight: Enter the name of a person or place in the Spotlight search field, then select the matching search result. Move the pointer over a phone number, then click the Phone button .

Calendar: Open an event, look for an underlined blue phone number in the event details, then click the number.

Reminders: Open the reminders list, then click an underlined blue phone number. Or, move the pointer over a reminder, click the Info button , look for a phone number in the notes, then click the number.

Answer calls on your Mac

On your Mac, when a notification appears in the top-right corner of the screen, do one of the following:

Accept an incoming call: Click Accept.

If the person calling you has enabled RTT for the call and you want to answer it that way, click RTT.

Decline a call: Click Decline.

Tip: If the call came from someone you don’t want to receive calls from, you can block the caller.

Decline a call and send a message using iMessage: Click next to Decline, choose Reply with Message, type your message, then click Send. Both you and the caller must be signed in to iMessage.

Decline a call and set a reminder to call back later: Click next to Decline, then choose how long you want to wait to receive a reminder. When the time comes, you receive a notification — click it to view the reminder, then click the link in the reminder to start the call.

If your Mac has a Touch Bar, you can use it to accept a call, decline a call, decline and send a message, or decline and set a reminder.

Manage calls on your Mac

While you’re on a phone call in the FaceTime app on your Mac, there are a few additional ways to manage the call:

Switch to a FaceTime video call: Click Video in the notification (or use the Touch Bar).

Switch to an RTT call: Click RTT in the notification.

Note: When you switch a phone call to an RTT call, the microphone remains active — click the Mute button (or use the Touch Bar) to turn off audio for the call.

Use call waiting: If you’re on a call and a new phone call notification appears, click Hold & Accept. Click to switch between calls.

Start a conference call when you have another call on hold: When you’re on a phone call and have another phone call on hold, click Merge.

Transfer the call to your iPhone: When your Mac is near your iPhone, tap the Handoff icon that appears in the bottom-left corner of the Lock screen of your iPhone.

Tip: If you’re on a call and need to respond to prompts in an automated phone system, click the phone call notification in the top-right corner of your screen and use the numbers on your keyboard to respond.